I was anxious to use drop cloth for some chair covers. I liked the cloth bleached and so found a "recipe" to do it. I'll share more on that later. I bought the chair from a yard sale and was planning on reupholstering it to re-sell. Rob likes the chair and my drop cloth job was my first one (thus it didn't turn out perfect) and so I am keeping it. To be honest making the chair cover was difficult. I have refinished a couch before and that seemed easier. When I did the couch I took it apart and used the fabric pieces as a pattern. Doing the cover was a bit of guesswork. Especially with some of the curves over the back of the chair. But I wanted a removable cover since the fabric is now white. I was originally planning on using piping on the chair. I would have had to cover the piping and the project was taking longer than I wanted so I just skipped that part. I am so glad it is finished and I really like how it turned out. The chair is really inviting to me now. Miss Mustard Seed gives great tutorials on making a cover, that's where I got the idea to use the drop cloth.
Before:
After:
The back:
The back didn't turn out as well as I would have hoped. Oh well, better next time.
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